Nexant, founded on January 1, 2000, is an independent provider of intelligent grid software and clean energy solutions. The company has extensive experience and expertise in energy efficiency, demand side management, biomass, geothermal, solar, wind, hydrogen, natural gas, clean coal, and CO2 capture and sequestration. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California and operates from 32 corporate, representative, and project offices located throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Nexant offers a comprehensive suite of best-in-class energy enterprise software that transforms business processes and enables implementation of smart grid, clean energy, and demand management initiatives. Its solutions help utilities, power producers, and retailers improve operational and financial efficiency, reduce risk, and enhance customer engagement across the energy value chain. The company also provides strategic, operational, and technical advisory services to utilities, grid operators, energy resource companies, and petrochemical majors.

Over the last decade, it has been developing and commercializing technology solutions?such as Nexant iEnergy?, Nexant Grid360?, Nexant iHedge, and Nexant RevenueManager?that enable utilities, power producers, and retailers to improve operational and financial efficiency, reduce risk, and enhance customer engagement across the energy value chain.

Nexant?s industry professionals have completed more than 3,200 client assignments in over 100 countries, and its software is used in over 120 utility control centers worldwide.

Are you interested in having a real impact and helping to change the world? Then join us!

About the Job

Do you thrive when engaging with people? Do you feel your magnetic personality is currently underutilized? Do you like to intertwine fun with professionalism in order to get the job done? If the answer is a resounding yes to these questions, then Nexant is the place for you. We are currently seeking a Program (Outreach and Sales) Representative to be an advocate for the benefits of energy efficiency.

Located in our Chandler, Arizona office, your primary responsibilities will be to meet with and recruit trade contractors to maximize participation in utility-based energy efficiency programs that save energy for utility customers. Note that trade contractors are a mix of HVAC, mechanical, and lighting contractors, service providers, distributors, manufacturers, vendors, and architects and engineers, which is why the successful candidate will have 3+ years of consultative sales, utility and/or trade experience, with energy industry, HVAC and/or lighting experience a plus. In addition, depending on your ability to impress, which should be a breeze for you, this position expands beyond recruitment into areas of training and management.

The following is a representative description of the position?s role and responsibilities. Reflecting the flexible nature of our work, Nexant will adjust this description as necessary to meet operating and strategic needs of its business.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide outreach to promote energy efficiency through the creation and management of formal and informal trade alliance networks
Provide consistent and timely support as the key contact for potential and participating trade allies for the utility?s commercial incentive programs
Manage the territory to implement plans, report on market conditions, and identify new opportunities
Plan, develop and implement plans to target and recruit trade allies
Retain existing trade allies through program education and facilitation and/or development of technical, business, sales or other training as identified
Support trade allies through project qualification, application assistance, or other requests for assistance
Provide Customer / Client Support as needed
Manage the project pipeline management through lead development, monitoring through to project completion
Maintain accurate records of contacts, opportunities and communications in designated database
Report on special assignments and events as requested
Provide status reports to manager for upcoming goals, activities and recent successes or challenges
Other duties as directed
Travel 50-75% within local market area

Qualifications

2+ years of experience in consultative sales/professional sales, account management, outreach, marketing, business management or project management
2-4 years of experience in professional sales, account management, marketing, business management or project management
Ability to travel 50-75% within local market area
Excellent ability to develop and present business cases to industry manufacturers, distributors, retailers and/or contractors
Strong experience in planning, organization and self-management in a professional environment is a must
Ability to council, and sell concepts at all levels of an organization
Ability to manage multiple time-dependent tasks simultaneously
Excellent oral communication, writing, interpersonal, sales, marketing and analytical skills
Experience working in team environment, as well as independently without direct supervision
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and the ability to learn and operate company proprietary computer software is required
Strong attention to detail and follow-through in a fast pace environment
Ability to use small tools, ladders and power equipment
Must have a valid U.S. driver?s license and have a personal vehicle to visit customer sites

Preferred Qualifications

BA or BS in business management, construction, engineering, marketing or comparable degree is preferred/ commensurate with work experience
3+ years of experience in lighting, electrical, HVAC, mechanical, building controls, utility energy efficiency programs, energy efficiency design, commercial building construction, or other commercial building-related experience is a plus
Knowledge and familiarity with the Phoenix Arizona commercial building market is desired

Nexant, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.